Relationship between attachment styles and eating disorder symptomatology among college women

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-73

  Suldo, Shannon M ^a   Sandberg, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; College students; Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542669577     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v15n01_07     Document Type: Article

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